The La Jolla Village Merchants Association (LJVMA) has teamed up with the Farmers Insurance Open to bring the Village’s popular Haute La Jolla Nights event back for one more round from Jan. 24-26. Festivities will begin after each golf play from 4 to 9 p.m. with performances by more than 20 live bands and solo artists around the Village, a host of art gallery receptions featuring new works of world-class art, and discounts and drawings at local restaurants and retailers.

“We want to enhance the experience of visitors to La Jolla during the PGA Tournament by turning up the volume and the energy in the Village with live music and additional activities in the shops, galleries and restaurants,” said LJVMA’s executive director, Sheila Fortune.

An additional treat at the free three-day festivities will be a wine and beer garden featuring live music on Jan. 26 in the parking lot adjacent to the new La Jolla Information Center at 1162 Prospect St.

Valet and public parking will also be available at the event, as well as shuttle service available for $5 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. from the Information Center.

“We are very excited to welcome the patrons and players of the Farmers Insurance Open to La Jolla Village to experience our free nights of music, unique shopping, great dining and fun,” said Fortune.

For more details about the event or a full listing of participating stores, restaurants or live music, visit www.lajollabythesea.org.

Kazoo gets a PR boost

The kazoo, an oft-forgotten instrument with a rich history, will be highlighted at the UCSD’s Arts Library for National Kazoo Day on Jan. 28 at noon. The Kazoo – more than just an annoying party favor – has a longstanding history in African-American culture, played a key role in the jazz age and is often used today as a therapy tool for speech therapists. More little-known kazoo facts will be explored at the exhibit, which will trace the kazoo’s history in Americana, catalog its role in the classical repertoire and showcase an intriguing display of different kazoos of all types and from all ages. The event will also feature live musical kazoo entertainment and a demonstration about the physics of how the kazoo actually works.

The free event will take place at the UCSD Arts Library, 9500 Gilman Drive. For more information, visit libraries.ucsd.edu or call (858) 822-5758.

New foodie tour offers up Cove’s culinary delights

Bay Area startup Dishcrawl is traveling south to debut along La Jolla’s coastline on Jan. 29 for a foodie crawl at four of the Cove’s prized eateries. Unlike a self-guided tour, Dishcrawl has a knowledgeable ambassador on hand as guests taste and smell the local specialties, learn more about the regional fare and meet with the area’s renowned chefs and restaurant owners at each location.

The Dishcrawl tour encourages visitors of La Jolla to discover everything the beach community has to offer, while also bringing La Jollans together with great food, conversation and camaraderie. The Dishcrawl begins at 7 p.m. at a location disclosed only to participants upon registration.

Tickets to Dishcrawl are $45 per person. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.dishcrawl.com/lajolla or call (510) 332-5633.

Let there be light in Bird Rock

Nine newly installed LED streetlights will illuminate Bird Rock’s main thoroughfare along La Jolla Boulevard from Midway Street to Camino de la Costa, bringing to light more of the merchants lining the boulevard, improving the aesthetics of the corridor and addressing public safety and visibility concerns in the area.

“While the intersections were reasonably well-lit by streetlights, the area along each block was extremely dark. This made walk-ing through our bus-iness area unappealing after sunset,” said Bird Rock Community Council president Jac-queline Bell. “There was also very little visibility for our merchants to passing motorists in the evening hours.”

The late George Sutton, a longtime Bird Rock Community Council member and community volunteer, spearheaded the project back in 2008 and worked diligently to secure funding for the streetlights through the city’s Bird Rock Maintenance Assessment District (MAD) capital improvement budget before his death in the summer of 2011.

“At the time of George’s accidental death on June 1, 2011, the project was in the design finalization stage,” said Bell. “The city of San Diego put the final design out to bid and selected the contractor that installed the fixtures in 2012. SDG&E energized the lamps late last year to the delight of the neighborhood.”

Bird Rock Home Tour The annual Bird Rock Home Tour will welcome guests into incredible local homes once again on Jan. 26 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Tickets are $20 for BRCC members and $25 for all others, and will be available only on the day of the event in front of Bird Rock Coffee Roasters.

• SunSetter, 5 to 7 p.m., The Brewhouse, 7598 Eads Ave., join La Jolla Town Council members, trustees and fellow community leaders in a happy hour event themed to celebrate the new year, (858) 454-1444, www.lajollatowncouncil.org, $5 LJTC members, $10 nonmembers, free for new members who sign up and pay membership dues at the event

• “Kids Pick Up on Everything: How Parental Stress is Toxic to Kids,” 10 a.m., La Jolla Country Day School, 9490 Genesee Ave., lecture by award-winning author David Code about the medical research showing how parental stress is a major risk factor in child health problems, preceded by a 30-minute parent social at 9:30 a.m., (858) 344-7898, free